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MESS AUKS
Mr. E. Y. Shcppard, of Ninety-Six,
was in Abbeville on yesterday.
Mr 11. A. Childs. of the I'i ckens bur
wis in Abbeville lust week.
Mr. T. C. Si'iil Anil fnmilv tmvp tiinvml
to the New Hole!.
Mr. Charles Hammond loft on yesterday
to attend the Greenwood High
Schon'..
Mr. A. M. Aiken, Jr., son of Congressman
Aiken, is visiting relatives in
Abbeville.
Tl.e cnld-wnve ling has been floating
for several days, and it hasn't missed it
far either.
Mii.s Amy Walker, of Baltimore is the
gud'st of the Misses. Norwood of this
place.
? The young boys tnftde things lively
on the squuare on last Saturday evening,
with snow balls.
' The common 'cation from Troy relative
to the C., C. G. & C. R. K. caiuu too
late for publication last week.
Misses Annie and Hannah Hemphill
have returned from a pleasant visit to
Camden.
Every one is feeling good over the
ViricrHf nrnanopt nf thn fKat-hn*
wood and Abbeville llailruad.
Mr. James King, who has been with
* Mr. Frank Cunningham during the past
year has returned to Greenvill.
Little or no business has been transacted
in Abbeville during the past week.
The weather has been against us.
Messrs. W. C. McGowan and Richard
Sondly took a hunt in Flatwoods last
week. They killed seventy-five birds.
How many good resolutions have you
made this year, and how long do you
expect to keep them?
Wh welcome "Vasmer" to our columns
again. He wields a ready pen
and his dots are read with interest.
What has become of our Bradley correspondent
? Can't lie still. furnish us
the news from that thriving-little town ?
* Mr. J. F. Livingston has been quite
indisposed for several days. His many
friends wish him a speedy recovery.
Tho supply bill of the town council
may be found in another column. Our
present council seem to be efficient and
zealous.
Mr. C. A. C. Waller, of Greenwood,
must make a model Intendant. He was
nominated the other day for his fourth
1 term.
We had a pleasant call last week from
Mr. 11. P. Blake, the intelligent correspondent
of the Augusta Chronicle from
Greenwood.
The Treasurer has an important notice
in this issue of the Mkssenoek.
11--nd it and guvern yourselves accordingly.
We hope soon to have a regular correspondent
from Troy. The outside
world can then know what the Trojans
are fining.
Mr. T. P. Cothran, assignee offers
some valuably, land.for sale next Saleday.
See his advertisement in another
column.
Mr L. W, Smith has been absent from
his office for several days. We presume
he has gone off' to "consult some more
authorities in an appeal case."
There has been considerable demand
for wood during tho recent cold spell.
; Parties indebted to the Messengeu for
subscription can pay it in this way.
Those indebted to the Messenger for
for subscription will confer a great favor
on the proprietor by paying op as soon
%< as possible. We need the money, and
we need it badly.
Mr. J. C. Miller has returned from a
prospecting tour in north-east Alabama,
lie visited Bermingham and other places*
and expresses himself as being well
pleased with the country.
Notwithstanding the exceedingly
inclement weather of last week, services
were conducted in one or the other of
our churches every night, it being the
week of prayer.
Ucv. Neander M. Woods, D. D. of
Columbia, is cxpected in Abbeville today.
He will preach every evening,
until Friday in the? resbyterian church,
The public is invited.
Mr. Allen Haskell returned from
Birmingham on yesterday. lie comes
to be present at the nuptials of his
brother, Mr. L. C. Haskell, who weds
M iss Kate Calhoun of Monterey, on tomorrow.
The correspondent of the Augusta
Chionicle from this place, rightly says
that Abbeville County is on her good
1 behavior. Crime has decreased very
materially within our borders during the
past year.
The sacrament of the ford's Supper
will bo celelyrated in the Presbyterian
clturch on next Sunday. The pastor
on that occasion will be assisted by the
ltev. James H. Thorn well, son of the
late eminent divine of that nann.
The Methodists of this placc have
reason to congratulate themselves upon
socuring so earnest and eloquenC a pastor
as the Rev. Mr. Jackson. He
preached in the Presbyterian churchl ast
Sunday night and delighted all of his
hearers.
Rev. W. T. Mathews, pastor of the
Greenwood Presbyterian church was
accidently shot, while out hunting
during the holidays with friends in
Yorkville. We trust his injuries are
not serious, and that he may soon be
restored to his flock.
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Very few business changes have occurred
in Abbeville this year. All of
the merchants and lawyers may be
found at their old places. The Mkhsenoeb
contemplates occupying the rooms
. recently vacated by Mr. Kalisky?just
ovar their former office.
Members of the Literary club, who
have out any of the books belonging
to tho club are earnestly requested
X to return the same at once. The committee
desiro to sell them at early day,
and their sale will be very much impaired
if any of the numbers are missing.
They are the property of the club, and
you have no right to keep them.
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Mrs. M. Law ton Morgan is in town
for the purpose of organizing a circulating
library. Mrs, Morgan conies
with the highest recommendations and
we hope she will be successful in gethntr
11 >1 Vw?r? liKpurv Khu rnnnntlir
..X-. J. - .?v,v...v.J
established 0110 at Greenwood to the
satisfaction of all concerned. Shi# will
doubtless cull on many of our citizens
and make known her terms.
Due West Dots.
Miss Elkins, of Greenville, is stopping
at Mr. 11. 1'. McGee's.
Mr. J. B. Bonner spent a portion of
his Christmas with friends at Troy.
Mrs. ?J. M. Mollatt will spend one
month with friends in Hue West.
We have several times heard this suggestion
made: "Would it not be a good
thing for our pastor to preach a sermon
occasionally to the children?"
The last issue of the Mkssenoku, for
several reasons, was much ,sought after
here. It was regarded as an interesting
eopy.
business took us into the Abbeville
bank last week. Maj. Barnwell is a
capital officer and exceedingly courteous
and attentive to business. President
Wardlaw has established an office in the
bank building and is glad to welcome
his friends. Our people have baen exceedingly
fortunate in the selection of
their bank officers. We learn the bank
will more than meet expenses the first
year, and this is regarded good, for the
heaviest expense occurs the first year.
une thing Abbeville is sadly in need
of, is better mail facilities. Only one
mail is made np there a day. Due West
would feel that she could not do on this.
There is nothing like getting used to a
thing. We hope the day is not far
ahead when our county seat will have
better railroad and mail facilities.
Miss Annie Emmerson left last week
for college, at Williamston. She has
received President Landers' heueiiuiary
scholarship for this county.
Miss Belle Neel, of Troy, is visiting
Miss Julia Kennedy. This young lady
is as beautitul as Kathleen Mavourneen.
Lowndesville has lost a good man in
the death of Mr. B. 1). Kay, and Abbeville
county a most useful and patriotic
citizen. UH." pays him a beautiful tiib-.
ute in the last Messknukk.
The Messrs. Brawleys, of North Carolina,
who left lCrskinc some three weeks
ago, have returned to college. They are
nice, smart young men. We are glad to
see them back again.
We hear our old people commending
the type used by. the editors of the
Mkssenuek. There is a great objection
to the small type so much in use now.
it is exceedingly hard to read at night
and hurls the eyes. This is a general
complaint, especially with older persons.
Our community has been shocked recently
by two telegrams, coming close
together, announcing the death of Mr.
Brice McCaw, a young man in the midst
of manhood. A few years back he married
Miss Brice, of this place, daughter ,
of Mrs. Anna Brice. He caught the
nieasels at the S^ate fair, which eventually
carried hint to his grave and left a
widow and three little children behind.
Aguin, last Monday the telegram announced
the death of .Judge Williams,
of Ocala, Fin.' Judge Williams was a
son-in-law ot Jt'rol. Hood. He married
Miss Maggie Hood. rl:his death was
wholly unexpected, the last letter announcing
the line health of the family.
In the midst of life is death, l'rof. Hood
left for Florida next day. He will be
absent about ten days.
We tender our best wishes for sue- i
cess to the Jjnew management of tho
Mkssknukk. We promise to give all the
news dots from this place in as concise
a manner as possible, trying always to
avoid verbiage, which is certainly a fault l
of some correspondents. A long paragraph
may contain little when boiled
down, as we heard an experienced ed- \
itor recently say. i
There is considerable comment here 1
over the recent Trial Justice appointments.
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Some disappointment is expressed that j
other counties got through a bill in the
Legislature allowing the people to vote
on the temperance petition, and yet
Abbeville county failed when all her
representatives were pledged to it.
Hiss Carie Calhoun has charge of a
good school at Rice's, four miles from
I i-.asly, S. C. It was through Rev. Dr.
Riley's influence that she secured the
position. l)r. Riley and Mr. Griffin,
with whom Miss Carie boards, each
speak of sending a son to Erskinc.
| The Missionary Society, which should 1
have met Thursday night, was postponed
until Friday morning at 11 o'clock,
. ns this was the day for prayer for mis'
sions. Mr. B. H. Grier, president-elect,
occupied the chair and conducted the
meeting, which was an interesting one.
Somehow we imagined this last snow
came down li<co manna, it was so gentle. (
We succeeded in buying a good young ?
mule iroin mil's stables, at a fair pricc,
on saleday. We find Mr. 11. E. Hill to 1
be a clever gentleman to trade with.
Mr. John A. Devlin, of our town,
killed three porkers of his own raising
this year, one of them netting him over
300 pounds.
Prof. Miller spent a large part of l.is
Christinas in Birmingham, Ala., on business.
He is again at his post of duty. 1
Wo had a pleasant, though a cool ride, 1
in company with our young friend W
Miller, to Abbeville, on saleday. Our .
friend is an entertaining talker.
Miss Fannie Calhoun is making a
pleasant trip to kindred at Monterey.
K. S. G.
Wonderful CnrcS
W. D. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Retail
Druggists of Kome, Ga , sav: We havo been
selling Dr. King's New Dfscovcry, Electrio
Bitters and Buclclen's Arnica Salve for two
years. Have never handled remedies that s ill
as well, or give such universal satisfaction.
There have neen some wonderful cures effect- ,
ed these inedicineB in thin city. Several
cases ef pronouncen Consumption have bean
entirely cured by use of a few bottles of Dr.
King's New Discovery, takon in connection
Electric Bittors. We guarantee them alwars.
Sold by T. C. Gcicrin.
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Speed & NeulTer's Locals.
A full line of stationary, perfumory,
box paper, pens and ink, etc., always on
bond at Speed & NeufFcr's.
Buy your fancy stick candies from
Speed & NeufFer, whore you can always
find it fresh and nice.
Don't forget the Rabbit's Koot cigar
at Speed & Neutier's.
Paints, Oils, Putty and Window Glass,
in any quantity, at Speed & Neufter's.
A full line of Tobacco, Cigars. Cigarettes;
the May lvirby and Shield's No.
11 are as popular as ever, and two of the
best cigars ever sold in Abbeville. Sold
only by Speed & NelFer.
Don't neglect to soak your when
before sowing. {Milestone 3 lbs. for 25
cents, at Speed & Neufler's,
Try the Hoyal Polish; 1 lb. supplies a
long-felt want; an article for cleaning
Silver, Glass, etc. It is not a fraud, but
a genuine good article, Mid a simple trial
nm j/iwyu us jsuj.'uriorily. ilor sail! oy
Speed & NeufFer.
Thurber's Bird Seed are the bosl
and each package contains a piece of
Cuttle llone. Sold by Spied ?& Neuffer.
Windor Glass; Wiiu. or GIsj-.-;
Speed & Neuffer's.
Brown Brothers' Bird Seed. 3 packages
(or 25 cts., at Speed & Neuffer's.
Diamond, Silver, and Gold Paint, at
Speed & Neuffer's.
Prepared Putty, ready for use, a
Speed & Nuffcrs.
MARKET REPORT.
Corrected weekly by Messrs. I'arkoi
& Hill.
COTTOX?Market firm. Good demand.
Receipts to date, t?.700 bales.
Stained 8
Low Middling 8^ 8%
Middling 8% 8^
Good Middling -8% 9
provisions.
Corn, per bnshel 75 cents.
Oats, " 70 ?
Wheat, " 1 50
Meat 8
Lard 9
Coffee 10 15
Sugar, Yellow 7 7*4
White Granulated 7J,^ 8
Salt, fine, per sack 75 85
Liverpool, 200 lb. sacks 1 25
Nails 4
Itice 7 8
Tobacco 40 50
Molasses 30 40
Syrup 25 50
Meai G5 75
oky goods.
Prints 5 7
bleached Cotton (5V? 1"^?
Shirtings 5j-?
% Shirtings 0 7
4-4 Shirtings 7J^ 8
i'laids 8 10
NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS.
ALL PARTIES are hereby forhiddento
hunt, lisli, er in anywise trespass upon
the lands of the undersigned. The full penultvof
the law will be enforced against nil
such J. II. LATIMER.
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Speed &Nenffer
IDZER/tT GrG-ISTS.
KEEP constantly on hand a full, und wel!
selected stock of pure
Drugs, Chemicals etc., etc.
All the latest and popular lines of Paten
ind Proprietary Medicines.
HerMne,
:he best Liver Medicine, cures Dyspepsia,
for Sale only by net.
Try our BLACKBERRY CORDIAL for
Summer Complaint; and our Compound Syrip
Sarsaparilla with Iodide Potash, for the
!)lood.
BED JiUO 1*0 IS ON,
he niost canvenient way of destroying these
jests.
DIAMOND DYES,
all th4 Stable and Fashionable Colors
A full line of Fancy Goods,
Poilet Articles, Stationery et.
The best brands of
Cigars, Tobacco, and Cigaretes.
A complete stock of White Leads, Paints
Oils, Varnishes, etc., etc., Paint Brushes
Window Glass.
Golden Machine Oil.
We sell the celebrated Harrison Brother's
Prenared Paint; t.h? KmI in tlio m??Vot
Special attention paid to the
Prescription Department.
Physician's prescriptions and fa.nily resipes
filled at ail hours of day and night, by
;xperienced aud competent hands.
Orders by hand or Mail, promptl y attended
SPEED & NEUFFER.
(Lpril 29, 1885 tf ?8
gJUQENE B. GARY,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Abdiyillb, 8. C.
QR. G. A. NEUFFER*
Physician and Sorgeon,
Abbeville, S. C.
Feb. 16, 1885, 1 yr.
QENTRAL IITOEL,
Mr?. M. W. Thomas, Proprietress,
t Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
The Augusta Barter Shop,
M. S, Polier, Proprietor,
Is rear of NGW HOTEL. Profession*!
Hair Dressing And easy shaving.
Office Hours, from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m.#
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Itate of South Carolina,
t/OUNTY OK AllllKVIM.K.
Court of Common Picas.
W. WIIITK it ml tiKOIMitt WHIT.,
merchants doing Inisin >ss und? r firm
name and style of WUITIi IJilOTU-l
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JOHN ('. DOrCiLASS, Defendant.
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(Complaint* "ot Servrd.)
o the Defendant .lulin C, DoufjIHi^ :
Yor akb mukkry si'mmonki) and ^ijnired I
? unsni'r the complaint in this action, Ay hi eh
its been tiled in tlie office of the Clerk\J?f|
ommon I'lcas, for said Count v. and to servf*-.
copy of your answer to the said complaint
u the subscribers at their office at Abbeville
ourt House, South Carolina, within twenty
ays after the service hereof, exclusive of the
ay of such service ; and if you fail to aniVer
the complaint within tlie lin:e aforesaid,
le plaintiffs in this action will apply to the
ourt for relief demanded in tin; complaint.
Dated 17 day of December 1RS0.
M. (i. ZKIGLER, [fiKAL.]
C. C. p.
HEXET & SMITH,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
<> the Defendant John (5. Douglass :
Takk Xoticb that the complaint in this
:tion, together with the summons of which
ic forccing is a copy, was tiled in the office
t' the CI >f'lie Court of Common Picas
ir Abbcviwc County, State of South Carolina
L Abbeville Court. House: on the 17th da}- of
'eccuibcr 18S6.
M. O ZKIGLER,
Dec 21?Ot C.C.P.
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Cherry Pectoral
No nthor complaints nro so insidious In thelf
attack as those affecting tbo throat and lungs:
liono so tritieil with by tho niajofity of sufferers.
The ordinary cough or cold, resulting
perhaps from a trilling or unconscious exposure,
is ofteu but tho beginning of a fatal
sickness. Avnn's Chbbky I'ectobal has
well proven its eflicacy in a forty years* fight
with throat and lui.g diseases, and should be
take:i in ail eases without delay.
A Torrlblo Cough Cured.
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111 iism x tiHiK ii Bi'vcrecom, wmcn aliened
my mugs. 1 bad it terrible cough, mid passed
night after night u ii hoot sleep. 'i'lie doctors
pnvo mo up. 1 tried Aykk'b Ciikkkv Pkctoiial,
which relieved my lungs, induced
deep, and afforded mo the rest necessary
(or the recovory of my strength. 1 ty the
coi:tiiui?( >iio of ihrt 1'kiTiut a t? n permanent.
ru:? %.:? dfvcled. 1 .Mil now OU yeai'S
o .l, ii -.i lwwrty, and am satisfied jour
CtiKi.'uv 1 u.ii;:..u. fi.ved mt*.
l'Aiirnnoiiiiiu."
Kockin?'.i.;:ii, \ l.,.. u.y K?, lbt-2.
Crovp.? A Mollicr'fi Trtliptp.
' Whilo hi l!n c'tiutrj :n*i winter my llttU
br.y three > i.. was u.l?e!i Hi with rmup;
it snuiued its :( w..n! ? die troin straugu a.ioi/.
one c: t1*.' f:ii?uix suggest'<1 the use
L'llKKItV I KlTOltA!?, n hottlo of
v. I*..-?*i .vi.s i'.v..iy.- i. *jit iii the house. This
iri?l in :hh'1 m.d frequent dtwo, in id
: > ic iluii'^m .n ?.-ss liiau lmlf an hour the
;. ? oalieot was l>ivt;?hing easily, 'J'lio doo.
r s-ii.i ihat the l.i:i ut:v 1'i.itorai, lmd
-i-'f I u.y .1 ?r i.g'f lift. Can you votidor at
?>. v i;ratiui?;e.' bSnc-ruly yours,
Mux. I mma CrnxKV."
15'.' West, 12feth St., New York, May 10, 1K82.
"I lii've used Avrn's Chkrhy/Pectohai.
In mi/ family for several \ears, and ii(i not
licsi;uiii to nrnnounce It the most effectual
rutiK-dy for congl * i.n.', colds we have ever
trl? !. A.CltANK."
Li\k<! r'vvMsl, iviim., A!arch 13, 18#!2.
" i s'Ui rt?.' i<?r jr? r?rs from Iironcmtis,
n?t?l f n-(f ii nnr ii mnliriwitli no huc?
:??. i \v?ia -.iiiv-'i tv till} iw of AVm'S Ciikokv' ' ?r?ns*r?
" .i.wfi-u W/Li>es."
Mis*.. A?>r!l f>. IN?:.'.
" i crmiiot fv.y t inMigh in praiso of Avi-.r's
C'li.t r.v l'111oi;.* |? be it viii|; r.a I ?lo that
but for its nso I should lon^f since have died
from lung troubles K. IlUAGDOM."
I'aleJtitm, 'iVxas, April 22, l^t2.
So case of an affection of the throat or
lunps exists which cannot be greatly relieved
by the uso of A ver'r Chkhrv Pectoral,
and it will ahrays enrr when the disease is
uot already beyond the control of medicine.
PREPARED BY
Dr. J. C.Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass.
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SANTA CUBS
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H.W.LawsonMa
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AUTHORIZED AGENTS* x
They have everything .
that "Old Santa" could
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Children's stockings,
and all kinds of Presents
for the grown
folks.
WE HAVE MOKE
Pretty Goods
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Lower Prices
This Year, than Ever Before.
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8^-REM EMBER THAT
Li A W SOJN 78,
THE POST OFFICER
Is the place, and you
should not fail to see
their Goods before
you. buy.
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